The date you can cleanly start a new job - evaluate the date based on giving a professional notice to your current employer, having reliable transportation and coordination personal arrangements such as childcare...

If you are working - in case they need someone ASAP - have ideas in mind if you can offer to start part time while you wrap up other business and personal affairs (evenings or weekends.) It may be a "no" but at least you thought it through and offered!

Things to have ready before you reach out to employers:

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Check in with references for current professional contact information (where they work, professional email and phone #)

3 interview outfits head-to-toe - TRY ON EVERY PIECE OF CLOTHING! Avoid wrinkles, too tight/too loose, loose buttons, snags, scuffed shoes... Have these 3 interview outfits ready to pull on in a pinch. Outfits can be variations with same jacket/pants/skirt. (Shoes need care? Hand lotion and a sharpie works great in a pinch!)

Have and maintain a professional appearance (haircut, color, nails...)

Have SOMEONE ELSE proof your resume for typos, inconsistent formatting and phrases that don't read well. Then have 10 copies ready to take to interviews

Get a nice portfolio binder with clear plastic sleeves. Put copies of your resume in the first sleeve. Next, put your professional certificates/licenses etc... Next, gather reference letters, complimentary notes from employers, good work write-ups and put each of in a separate sleeve following your resume. TAKE THIS TO EVERY INTERVIEW!

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